Rui Luciano
Fin Crime Services Senior Manager
PwC Portugal
Rui Luciano is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and an experienced professional in the field of financial crime, with over 9 years’ experience in regulated European financial institutions, fintechs and consultancy. He combines solid operational experience in AML/KYC, sanctions compliance, fraud detection and transaction monitoring with strategic skills in programme management, technology implementation and team development.
He is currently Senior AML Executive Manager at PwC Portugal, where he leads AML/KYC operations across several countries, manages AML-as-a-Service (AMLaaS) and Financial Crime Managed Services for external clients, and drives the implementation of advanced screening tools in the areas of KYC, KYT, sanctions and crypto-assets.
At a glance
Areas of focus
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
- Know Your Customer (KYC)
- Know Your Transaction (KYT)
- Sanctions Compliance
- Transaction Monitoring
- Financial Crime Compliance
- AML-as-a-Service (AMLaaS)
- Cryptocurrency Compliance
Professional background
Before joining PwC, he built his career in compliance and anti-money laundering operations within the banking sector, having held positions at BNP Paribas and Bank BAI Europe. In the FinTech sector, he joined Feedzai, where he was involved in AML Technology and AML Rule Engineering initiatives.
Education
Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology
Postgraduate qualification in Web3, Blockchain and Crypto-assets
CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist)
ICA Certificate in Anti-Money Laundering
ACFCS OSINT for Counter-Proliferation Finance
Basel Institute Certification in Cryptocurrencies & AML
Basel Institute Certification in Open-Source Intelligence
Advanced Training in Compliance
